Parcel-post case.



L).`1`.G0EWEY.

PARCEL POST CASE.

WPLICAHUN FILED OCT. I.

Patented July Yl, IJl

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

. GOEWEYl PARCEL POST CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 061.1, |915.

July '71, 191V 2 SHEE'fSf-SHEET 2.

lutentvd Im.: m0 .PnZoo ,4 TTRNE VS UNrrnD erases rarsnfr Fries.

CHARLES THOR? GOEWEY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDINA.

rARcEL-ros'r cas-E.

1,1 iio, 148.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, (,limnnns T. Gom/EY, a citizen of the United States,'and a resident of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph andState of Indianznhave invented a new and useful Improvement in `Pareel- Iost Cases, of which the following is a; spec'iication This invention is anl improvement in parccls carriers and consists in certain novel constructions, .combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Among theobjccts of my invention is to provide transporting means which will bear both sending' and return addresses so position'ed thereon that hut-one is visible when the .carrier is ready for shipment. A

Another object is Ato provide retaining means for the articles to be carried that-shall he capable of beingsecured together so as to insure safc',transportation of said ertieles.

Other objects will appear in the detailed description. i i.

In the,drawingsf,which constitute part of this applicatiomand in which the same reference numerals refer tothe same parts,

' Figure l is a perspective view of'my car- 'ier. FigLVZ is a Vsection thereof on, line 2 2 of Fig. l, in thel direction of the errows Fig. 3 is a section thereof on line 3-3 of ["ig. l in the direction of the arrows. Fig.' 4 is an enlarged `isi'nnetc proicction of niv carrier shown open so' that the dress slip`v and Fig. (lis a section on line (3 6 of Fig. l', showing thev construction whereov the cover is retained in position.

The practical embodiment of my invention shown in said drawings comprises a rigid body portion l formed preferably of wcll-l nown cellular hoard. It is composed of end nienilicrs 3, and side members 3 suitably srcurcd together as luy gluing. Said end incinhcrs are provided with flaps 4 whose combined length is less than the length of the body portion so they do not meet when folded down. (See Fig. 3.) Sido members 3 are provided with flaps 5 so proportioned that when folded inward toward caclr other considerable overlap as shown in Fig. 2.

(3 is a suitable covering preferably made portions attent-ed July 4, 19t- 5;

Application led October l, 1915. Serial No. 53,512.

of heavy canvas shaped to conform with lthe superficial outlines of body portion 'l und provided with flaps 7- having pockets 8 at their inner extremities within ivhich'tlaps 5 engage. vAddressing labels 14 (Fig. l.)

the longitudinal and free side edges of the flaps, as shownin Fig. '.l`hus,.i.vhen` saidv flaps .i1 are folded, one of the addresses conaled by the overlapping one. Said covering is also provided with flaps f) which uses but is especially desirable forsueh" are pasted on the canvas flaps? adjacen'tto eases as the sending home of laundry students. n such use the. flap bearing the home address will be uppermost, thus covering,r the students address. When the {inished laundry is returned, the other flap will be uppermost, so that the home address It will be readily seeri that-my device is capable of extended use in the parcels post service and will be especially useful in the development of the hamper trafiic, and the direct supply of goods from producer to' consumer in that it will do away with thc use of the ordinary perforated tag' so liable to become detached.

l claim:

l. A mrcelscarr inifdevioe substantially i h 7 u as herein described, comprising an inner section composed of a. bei; having end flaps and side flaps, the latter being of combined width greater than the widtl'r of the box :whereby they wil overlap when closed, and

a llexiblecovcr comprising a box-like portion adapted toreceive the innei` section and having end fiaps corresponding toi the end flaps thereof'and also having side flaps cor responding to the side flaps of the inner Seetion, these side flaps of the cover being, ofa combined width greater than the width of the carrier, whereby they will overlap when closed, addresses on the outer side of both side flaps of the cover, near the free edg thereof, each address being substantially' covered by the overlapping portion of. the

flap hearing the other address when the flapsare closed, and fastening devices, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

lii :i pin-eels'carrying device, the conihiiizilion of ai rigid body portioii bearing :i pliiriility of oppositely disposed cover flaps, two of whieli lliips overliip, :t textile .eoveij shaped toA eoiiforiii therewith, :uid provided witli oppositely dispos/ed naps, two of which overhi p :ind providedl with poeketS', siiid cover being detiieliibly see'ui'ed to said body portion hy iiiezuis of Suid pockets, whieli :ire :idzipted to retiiiii siiid two overhipping(hips :iiidfiulupted to bezir addresslabe-ls adjacent their ed-g Suid other two flaps of- Suid cover being,r :idiiptedtobe secured at their iiieel-ii'ig ends disposed :itriglit :ingles to Suid.

overlapping;` (hips,- :iiid binding means disposed around sind'covering :ind :ittzielied thereto.v Y

2l. lii il. pzire'els carrying deviee, tlie eoiiibiiohii of n rigid body portionprovided with closing (hips, :i llexihle covering shaped to eoii'forin with sind body-:portion -:ind de- 'tueliiilily secured to' eertziiii of said flaps,

:ind 'binding' iiieziiis iittzieli'ed to .siiid uoveriiig. l

t. In :r pnrmlsveniiryirig device, the eoinliii'izitioii ofi` :i bodyV portion, provided with elosiii'p,r flaps, :i covering shaped to conform with sziid body portieri :ind semiredtoreri v[hips of siiid euse.-

tiiiii of said (laps, :nid binding'ineiiiis at# tiielied to Suid covering.

A shipping eoiilzainer eoiiip'iising :in

u Ibinner ense provided with overlapping flaps,-

in outer cover having corresponding (,vct-

lapping lliips,.iidiipted to heur :idd'rexs'lzibi-,ls

:it their extreiiiilies, :iiid providmfl with retiiiiiiiig` iiieiiiis to engage the overlapping 7. A shipping mise consisting of side' und end (folding hip:-'.,tlie sii-le flops hearing mieli :iii":i(l(l-rssed hiliel 51ml lit-.ing ezirh of greater width than half 'ovided with ii ieover- 

